Comparison

Veluni vs ByDoctor: which is better for your clinic in 2026?

ByDoctor is a complete management system (electronic record, finance, WhatsApp and telemedicine) with a fixed per-clinic price of R$147/mo and a 30-day free trial. Veluni is a website, online booking and management dashboard platform, with a free plan forever and a branded clinic website in 3 languages. In this comparison we put the two head to head on price, clinic website, booking, electronic record and reminders, with prices verified in September 2026.

Updated September 2026 8 min read By Veluni Health

Quick comparison table

CriteriaVeluniByDoctor
Free planYes: 1 doctor, 30 bookings/mo, forever30-day free trial (no card)
Billing modelPer clinicPer clinic (fixed price)
PriceR$199/mo (Starter, up to 3 doctors); R$399/mo (Elite, unlimited)R$147/mo (Pro, unlimited doctors)
Branded clinic websiteYes, on all plansPublic profile on ByDoctor's domain
24/7 online bookingYes, on all plansYes
Electronic recordNoYes (with AI transcription)
TISS billingNoIn validation (not yet available)
SBIS certificationNoOn the 2026 roadmap
TelemedicineNoYes (monthly quota)
Automatic remindersEmail + push (Elite plan)WhatsApp Business API (official)
Financial moduleNoYes (cash flow, P&L, NFS-e)
Patient page languagesPortuguese, English, SpanishPortuguese
Cancel anytimeYesYes (no lock-in)

What is ByDoctor?

ByDoctor is a practice management system built by doctors (the founder is Dr. Pedro Impulcetto). The product has existed since at least 2023 and positions itself as "made by doctors for doctors". It is a full PMS: electronic record with AI transcription, financial modules, prescriptions with MEMED integration, telemedicine and reminders via the official WhatsApp Business API. Data is hosted in the São Paulo region (AWS) and the company states LGPD compliance.

What is Veluni?

Veluni Health is a platform that delivers three products to the clinic: a professional website, 24/7 online booking and a management dashboard. Unlike record systems, Veluni positions itself as the digital presence and booking layer: patients find the clinic on its website, book, reschedule and cancel on their own, and the team follows everything from the dashboard. The platform is available in Portuguese, English and Spanish.

Price: what does each one cost?

Both charge per clinic, not per doctor, which is already an advantage over systems that charge per professional. ByDoctor has a single paid plan, Pro, at R$147/mo with unlimited doctors, patients and consultations, plus a 30-day free trial with full access and no credit card. Veluni has a Free plan forever (1 doctor, 30 bookings/mo), Starter at R$199/mo (up to 3 doctors, 300 bookings/mo) and Elite at R$399/mo (unlimited, automatic reminders, booking widget installed on your website).

The math depends on clinic size. For a solo practice, Veluni Free costs zero and ByDoctor costs R$147/mo after the 30-day trial. For a clinic with 4 or more doctors, ByDoctor's flat price (R$147, unlimited) is cheaper than Veluni Elite (R$399). For a clinic with 1 to 3 doctors that wants a branded website and a free plan to start, Veluni Starter (R$199) delivers that, while ByDoctor focuses on the record and management.

Clinic website: the main difference

This is the most important difference. On Veluni, the clinic gets a full website with its own brand: home page, doctors, hours, contact and booking, in up to 3 languages. On ByDoctor, the online presence is a public profile hosted on ByDoctor's own domain (bydoctor.com.br/yourname), with photo, specialty, fees and insurance plans, optimized for Google, plus a listing in the platform's professional directory. It is useful and free, but it is not a clinic website: the domain belongs to ByDoctor and the layout is standard. If digital presence with the clinic's brand (and in more than one language) is a priority, Veluni delivers that on every plan, including the free one.

Online booking

Both offer 24/7 online booking. On ByDoctor, patients book through the public profile, synced with the system agenda. On Veluni, patients use the clinic's own booking page: they pick the doctor, date and time and confirm, and the system sends the confirmation email automatically. Veluni also lets patients reschedule and cancel on their own through the email link, which reduces front desk work.

Electronic record and management

ByDoctor is more complete here because it is a management system: electronic record with customizable fields, AI transcription of audio/video consultations, odontogram, growth curves, prescriptions with ICP-Brasil signature (MEMED integration), financial modules (cash flow, P&L, NFS-e) and a real-time dashboard with a patient-flow Kanban board. The Veluni dashboard covers booking and patient operations: agenda, patient list, conversion metrics, chat sessions and CSV export. If you need the record and finance in one place, ByDoctor is the choice. If you already have (or do not need) a record system and want a focus on digital presence and booking, Veluni is more to the point. Note that ByDoctor does not yet offer TISS billing (in validation) and formal SBIS certification is on its 2026 roadmap.

Reminders and no-show reduction

ByDoctor uses the official WhatsApp Business API (Meta) to send automatic reminders and confirmations from an official platform number, and claims "up to 30% fewer no-shows". Veluni sends an automatic confirmation email on all plans and, on the Elite plan, automatic email and push reminders. The difference is the channel: official WhatsApp (ByDoctor) versus email + push (Veluni Elite). For Brazilian clinics, where WhatsApp is the main contact channel, ByDoctor's WhatsApp reminder is a strong point.

Who ByDoctor is for

Who Veluni is for

Bottom line: ByDoctor is the choice for clinics that want the record, finance and WhatsApp in one system with a fixed per-clinic price. Veluni is the choice for clinics that want branded digital presence, online booking and a management dashboard, with a free plan forever and pages in 3 languages.

Frequently asked questions

Does Veluni have an electronic medical record?

No. Veluni is a website, booking and patient management platform, not a record system. If you need a record with AI transcription and financial modules, ByDoctor is the choice; Veluni can run alongside it as the digital presence and booking layer.

How much does ByDoctor cost in 2026?

According to the official site (September 2026): the Pro plan is R$147/mo per clinic, with unlimited doctors, patients and consultations. There is a 30-day free trial with full access and no credit card.

Does ByDoctor have TISS billing?

Not yet. ByDoctor itself states that the TISS guides/batches module "is still in validation with the insurers". If insurance billing is essential for your clinic, check the current status before deciding.

Does Veluni have a free plan?

Yes. The Free plan includes the clinic website, online booking and the management dashboard for 1 doctor, up to 30 bookings/mo, no credit card required, forever.

Can I use Veluni and ByDoctor together?

Yes. There is no conflict: Veluni can be the website and booking layer while ByDoctor remains the record and finance system.

Sources

  1. ByDoctor, "Preços" (bydoctor.com.br/precos), accessed 2026-09-22.
  2. ByDoctor, homepage (bydoctor.com.br).
  3. ByDoctor, "Compliance" (bydoctor.com.br/compliance), SBIS status and hosting.
  4. ByDoctor, "LGPD" (bydoctor.com.br/lgpd).
  5. ListaMRR, "ByDoctor" (listamrr.com.br/p/bydoctor), Stripe-verified MRR.
  6. Wayback Machine, first capture of bydoctor.com.br (March 2023).
  7. Veluni Health, "Planos e preços" (app.velunihealth.com).

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